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Medical Coding Specialist, Professional Certificate

Program Overview

Boost Your Career With Your Medical Coding Specialist Certificate

Looking for a quick, cost-effective way to boost your career? Or are you ready to begin a new professional career path?

In just four months, you can pursue a new career, re-enter the workforce or refresh and broaden your current skills. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Medical Coding Specialist certificate program — offered through 100% online live learning — prepares you for a career as a medical coding specialist.

Medical Coding at a Glance

Delivery
Online
Duration
4 Months
Start
March & July

UNC Charlotte has partnered with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) to offer our Medical Coding Specialist certification curriculum. Topics include:

 “The fact that UNC Charlotte’s Medical Coding Specialist certification program was developed under the guidelines of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) sold me. The program included instructors who are currently working in the field and have years of experience. They made it easy to learn and understand the medical coding process. I passed my AAPC certification on the first try. I highly recommend this program to those who are wanting to pursue a career in medical coding.”

Lenore Rebolledo, Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Program, ’19

Course Details

This certificate program is offered live online with a Monday/Wednesday schedule from 6-8 p.m.

This is an exam and attendance based certificate program and participants must earn a grade of 70% or above on all exams and meet minimum attendance requirements to earn the certificate.

On completion of the program, students will:

Admissions

Prerequisites for the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate include:

Although not required, it is highly recommend that participants have experience/background (educational or professional) with medical terminology. Prospective students lacking a medical terminology background should consider enrolling and completing an online self-paced course on Medical Terminology prior to entering the certificate program.

What Can You Do With Your Medical Coding Specialist Certification?

UNC Charlotte Medical Coding Specialist Certificate earners have obtained job titles such as:

Our certificate earners work for companies and organizations such as:

Pursue a career with strong earnings expectations

Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics research, collects job and salary data from UNC Charlotte graduates. Lightcast reports that the average estimated salary for selected alumni of the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate program is $65,500.

Why UNC Charlotte?

Why Earn Your Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Online From UNC Charlotte?

Choosing UNC Charlotte’s online Medical Coding Specialist Certificate program offers you many advantages, including:

Program Cost

The Medical Coding Specialist Certificate costs $2,400 or take advantage of our installment payment option.

With just a $500 deposit, our new installment payment option allows you to pay for your program while you’re earning your Medical Coding Specialist Certificate. The remainder of the cost is broken up into five payments to offer you maximum flexibility and convenience.

Additional Information
What does a medical coder do?

Properly trained medical coding specialists perform the coding tasks that support the processing of medical billings, implement proper reporting of transactions, and support secure health information management. Medical coders assign a code to each diagnosis and procedure by using classification systems software. The classification system determines the amount for which healthcare providers will be reimbursed if the patient is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance programs using the system. Coders may use several coding systems, such as those required for ambulatory settings, physician offices, or long-term care.

Do medical coders need certification?

The healthcare environment operates on the basis of professionalism, precision and dedication to patient welfare. Medical coding certification may be required for many jobs. Earning a certification such as the Certified Professional Coder designation establishes a medical coder as a responsible professional who has undergone a study and assessment program to validate their credentials.

Why should I choose this program?

The program is designed to provide the necessary training to produce highly valued medical coding professionals. For those currently in the medical coding field, the program will provide the knowledge to become a more effective and productive coding specialist.

Who should attend?

This program is ideal for individuals interested in pursuing medical coding employment, changing job skills to move into a medical office records environment, or pursuing the skills necessary to become a Certified Medical Coder.